hopeful

adj 1: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people

hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of

attacking the problem" [ant: {hopeless}]

2: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go

to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate},

{rosy}]

n : an aspiring young person; "two executive hopefuls joined the

firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn:

{aspirant}, {wannabe}, {wannabee}]